2. speakers
  3. 141405-8458

Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)

Anyone care to give their opinion on what dynamic speaker has the most detailed/revealing midrange? Not including electrostatics or planar speakers. Approximately between the frequencies of 400Hz to 3kHz. Also, just to clarify what I mean by detail: when there is a musical passage that entails many different layers of instruments, the speakers' ability to separate all the elements so all the instruments are heard clearly and nothing is obscured. Also the ability to retrieve every last bit of information on a recording, such as random sounds in the studio, distortion in recordings and reverb tails.

As far as price goes... 2 categories... below $12,000 USD (new) and any price range. Thanks.
woofer72

Showing 2 responses by kalali

kalali's avatar
kalali
1,977 posts
 
Most if not all the speakers in that price range will and should have excellent sound across the entire frequency range. To retrieve the sound or put more or less emphasis on certain portions of that range will greatly depend on the amp/preamp combination. For example, a traditional sounding tube preamp could put more emphasis on midrange when compared to a more neutral SS preamp. Same with amps, tubes vs. SS.
Ultimately the system synergy is what makes all the difference in the sound quality.
kalali's avatar
kalali
1,977 posts
 
“It is also, for some basic acoustic and technical reasons.... the hardest part to get right...”

My experience as a listener is very different. I find even very moderately priced 2-way speakers have little trouble reproducing the so-called midrange sound. Of course without specifics, e.g., frequency range, etc., “midrange” means different thing to different people but sounds like human voice reading a book or even middle octaves of an instrument can be reproduced quite well by just using a decent single driver full range speaker system. I think it’s the transients in music like going from low to high and visa verse that will require multi-way speakers. 
More to discover